Roberto Durán Arena, originally known as Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, is an indoor sporting arena located in Panama City, Panama. The seating capacity of the arena is for a total of 9,917 spectators. The venue opened in 1970 with a seating capacity for more than 12,000 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball, boxing and volleyball. It is the host venue of the Panama men's national basketball team. The arena is named after former Panamanian boxer and local hero Roberto Durán.
The finals of the national basketball league Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB) are played in the arena each year.
FIBA-sanctioned matches hosted at the venue 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas) DateTime (UTC-05)HomeResult VisitorsRoundAttendanceNovember 26, 201716:00 59–68 First-round - Group A-June 26, 201820:15 82–62 First-round - Group A-February 26, 201820:45 86–75 First-round - Group A-September 17, 201820:00 48–78 Second-round - Group E-November 29, 201820:30 76–65 Second-round - Group E1,500December 2, 201817:00 70–71 Second-round - Group E3,000
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas)
The Panamanian team could only host 2 of its 3 first-round games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the November window, their opening match as the home team (against Venezuela) was played at the Estadio Obras Sanitarias in Argentina.
DateTime (UTC-05)HomeResult VisitorsRoundAttendanceJune 30, 202210:10 81–54 First-round - Group A-July 3, 202217:10 77-88 First-round - Group A10,000August 29, 202219:10 50-106 Second-round - Group E-February 23, 202319:10 67-93 Second-round - Group E3,745February 26, 202319:10 88-66 Second-round - Group E2,655
2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas)
DateTime (UTC-05)HomeResult VisitorsRoundAttendance27 November, 202520:40 60–93 First-round - Group D-27 February, 202620:10 81–84 First-round - Group D6,5232 March, 202619:00 62–88 First-round - Group D-27 November, 2025TBD TBD First-round - Group DTBD27 November, 2025TBD TBD First-round - Group DTBD
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